About this wiki
GMF's wiki is a place where we can collect reference material about Groups.io that goes beyond what's available through Groups.io's Help Center. It is an adjunct to the discussions in this group, and a place to collaborate. Hopefully this wiki will become a useful peer-to-peer collection of reference content for group moderators and owners.
GMF members can help by writing or correcting wiki pages or just by commenting in a message to the group.
Note: In various places in this wiki you might see links or references that contain GroupName, YourGroup, or something similar. Those references should always be replaced with the actual name of your group.
Quick-Start Guide for Group Members
If you're new to Groups.io, or just thinking about joining a group on the Groups.io service, here's some info to help you get started.
Getting Started
- Joining a group?- whether you are new to Groups.io or already a member
- How to log in?to your groups
- Creating and replying to group messages
Your Groups.io Account
Managing Your Group Subscriptions
- Controlling your email subscription preferences
- Email commands: You can use email to join a group, change your subscription, contact the group owner. No need to visit the group website.??
- Controlling the volume of email messages you receive from a group
- Getting a "Help" email
Topics and Messages
- Search Engine
- How To Stop Getting Two Copies Of Emails You Send
- Message composition - tips and tricks
- Message drafts and how they work
- Topics and the threading algorithm?
- Your friend, the footer
- Problems receiving group emails
- Complaints About Messages
- Edit Your Sent Message
Web Features
- Help! I Can't Find Any Group Content!
- Directory and Members list
- How to make a photo album
- Photo Search
- Bulk File Upload
- Setting up a Database
- Using your Database at Groups.io
- How RSVPs Work
- Chat Overview
- Wikis - How to Create a Wiki: Guide for Users and Editors
- Adding Calendar Events by Email
- Locking a Group (or Subgroup)
Email providers - issues and tips
Best Practices for Group Management
Creating Groups
- Quick Start Group Formation
- Transferring from a Yahoo Group
- Direct Add member (Premium or Enterprise)?- plus exporting email addresses from Yahoo
- Inviting New Members?-? for all plans
- The 20-Invitation Limit
- Renaming a Group
- Why use a Subgroup
- Subgroups
Managing Members
- Message Moderation?- Setting it up for your group
- Status Badges in the Members List
- Group Rules, Guidelines, and Codes of Conduct
- Member Notices
- Screening New Members - Pending Subscription Notice
- Member List Download
- Dealing with Bouncing
- Banned Domains
- URL query parameters usage
Managing Moderators
- Making a moderator or owner: Promotion, Status or Permissions Change to Moderator or Owner
- Owner Emails
Managing Topics and Messages
- Pending Messages?- using the Pending list and Message Approval Needed email notice to handle pending messages
- How To Merge Threads
- How to Split Threads
- Creating and Using Hashtags
- Editing a message or topic
- Moderating an Individual Subscriber
Managing Web Features
- Attachments, Files and Photos - Management? ? ?
- Part 2: Settings for attachments and how they appear??(In Preparation)
- Deleting attachments, files and photos
- Donations?(premium and enterprise groups only)
- Polls
- Wikis - creating a wiki
- Promote your group
Managing Calendars
Managing Integrations
The official Groups.io user documentation is in the Groups.io Help Center.